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Monday, March 25, 2024
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The Straight Curve

Dumb!

Arshid MalikI very well recall that I was never dumb. No one ever called me that, “dumb” I mean, and I was never classified...

Almost an ode

Arshid MalikI have come a long way, away from home and my homeland, walking the treacherous paths of shabby bliss in search of a...

My Dentophobia

Arshid MalikToothache is the most devastating disease I have ever come face to face with. It sucks you in and then throws you out;...

Soppy soaps

Arshid MalikWomenfolk screaming at the highest pitch of their voices “Everybody, it is time for dinner” accompanied by clinking sounds of china, glass and...

Rotten in the root

Arshid MalikI am just not able to come to terms with the truth; the truth about the modus operandi of State and Center owned...

A sea of seasons

Arshid MalikThe heat is catching up now, having doodled around for quite some time now. I already got sunburns while I was in Pahalgam...

Full circle!!!

Arshid MalikWho could possibly want Arshid Malik dead? Well, there is a whole lot of conspiracies going around to bring me down, dead, whether...

Lighten up your day

Arshid MalikNeon winds blow through the maze of my mind as speeding cars screech to a halt. And I know it is the postman’s...

The ninth letter

By: Arshid Malik My name is Arshid Malik. Yes, but why? When I was born, my folks decided to call me by the name Arshad,...

The end of creativity

Arshid MalikDuring my studies into the deep depths of human understanding and comprehension, I have come to abhor schooling of children. I was schooled...

On the prowl

Arshid MalikKashmir is like a lovelorn bird sanctuary with no rules and regulations. Hunters just roll up their gear and move in for a...

The red, orange and green of it

Arshid MalikAlmost a week ago while I was driving through a congested area of the city, I chanced on a messy traffic jam at...

Lost not longing

Arshid Malik On my recent trip to Chandigarh with some of my colleagues we stopped over for some advice on “where do we eat” from...

Something fishy

Arshid MalikI am in for a blast of all times. The source of this blast lies in my son’s newly acquired pets. Well, I...

And we shall be free

Arshid MalikThe very recent Egyptian upheaval has sent ripples down the international political spine, with people from different nationalities finding recourse in an altogether...